64km Kuranda to Port Ultra Trail Race & Relay

This Point-to-point race starts just off Kennedy Highway in Kuranda and follows Black Mountain Road and the Bump track to Port Douglas. The course runs through native rainforest, open eucalypt forest, pine plantations and crosses picturesque creeks. It is a scenic course incorporated in the Mowbray National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The pyramid-shaped Black Mountain is a prominent feature of the race. The tropical rainforest is home to the endangered southern cassowary, a flightless bird that can grow to two metres in height.

When

30 August 2020

Competitor information pack

An updated information pack will be released at a later date.

Transport

To the start

The 64km Kuranda to Port Douglas race starts on Black Mountain Road approximately 200m from the Kennedy Highway turn off. It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Cairns Esplanade/CBD to the start of the race. There is street parking at the start. This is not an easy location to return to, so book the bus if you are a visitor into town or don’t have somone picking you up in Port Douglas to drive you back to your car at the start.

The bus departs and returns to Smithfield Shopping Centre.

No transport is provided for those in the 64km K2PD Relay.

Those in the 64km K2PD who paid for transport as part of their registration will be picked up at 5.00am at the entrance to the Cairns Colonial Club Resort on Cannon Street, Manunda. Let us know if you want to be picked up at Smithfield.

Return journey

Competitors who paid for transport will have two options to return to Cairns. At 1.15pm or at 3.30pm. Competitors who miss the bus at 3.30pm will be provided with a ride back to Cairns with a returning club volunteer, but you still need to pay for transport. These times are only a guide and may be adjusted on the day, depending on transport needs.

Status

Non-certified trail race of 64 km. Other options include a 64 km relay and the 16 km Bump to Beach races.